/s/SaidItWeekly - What would this proposed subsaidit be about?

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I have worries that this can cause people to abuse the shorthand nature of the summaries. It's very easy to jump to conclusions/take things out of context within that format. Hell, we see it on reddit all the time where news stories are boiled down into a single sentence, leaving no room for context/explanation.

I like the idea, but I just wonder how you're going to solve the issue of the headlines being actually true or just opinion pieces meant to grab attention. Moderation would be the first solution, but if this site every grows to where there are dozens of posts within 30 minutes, moderation would be extremely taxing.

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I concur. That's why I recommend drafts to be collectively edited and refined, not to mention the /s/SaiditMagazineCuration sub dedicated to the purpose of discussing, debating, and collectively publishing. Down the road folks may even fork to do left, right, and truther versions - or focus on any number of issues, technology, scientism, gaming, whatever.

Some readers won't want to read every post, so a sentence is how they'll determine that. A single sentence or short paragraph should cover the basics while the post can provide context. If you don't even know of it's existence then the basics is better than nothing and the context available is even better.

To keep if from becoming political, click bait for votes, or whatever, it would depend upon heroes (like you?) to maintain quality.

How folks organize themselves is up to those doing it. Democratic voting? Meritocracy? Rotating list of chief-editor? You get more say if you actually do it. Anyone can be a critic.

If there is a torrent of posts, the existing voting system may help and be the first filter for quality content.